Patents by Inventor Neil C. Waldrop

Neil C. Waldrop has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method and apparatus for forming fan-folded web of labels with improved registration
    Patent number: 8939877
    Abstract: An off line apparatus for converting a rolled web into a fan-fold web and method of fan folding a web is described. The apparatus has a creasing station capable of receiving the web at a feed rate. The creasing station has a first die roller, wherein the first die roller comprises a first blade and a first cushion, and a second die roller. A coupling mechanism synchronizes rotation of the rollers such that the first blade engages the second cushion and the second blade engages the first cushion during one each rotation. A reader determines the location of a gap between the labels. A controller receives the location of the gap from said reader and communication with a drive mechanism to adjust the rotation rate such that the first blade and the second cushion engage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Century Printing & Packaging, Inc.
    Inventors: Neil C. Waldrop, Jeffrey S. Morris
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING FAN-FOLDED WEB OF LABELS WITH IMPROVED REGISTRATION
    Publication number: 20130184138
    Abstract: An off line apparatus for converting a rolled web into a fan-fold web and method of fan folding a web is described. The apparatus has a creasing station capable of receiving the web at a feed rate. The creasing station has a first die roller, wherein the first die roller comprises a first blade and a first cushion, and a second die roller. A coupling mechanism synchronizes rotation of the rollers such that the first blade engages the second cushion and the second blade engages the first cushion during one each rotation. A reader determines the location of a gap between the labels. A controller receives the location of the gap from said reader and communication with a drive mechanism to adjust the rotation rate such that the first blade and the second cushion engage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2012
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Inventors: Neil C. Waldrop, Jeffrey S. Morris